The Eligible-Bachelor Paradox (It’s Related To Economics I Swear)
With the risk of turning this blog into a sappy dating advice column, I’m linking to an article on the economic paradox of eligible bachelors. The author applies game theory to the scarcity of eligible bachelors. Read the article, and then strategize on how to maximize your value by being on the right side of the supply curve. Enjoy! Click Here To Read About The Eligible Bachelor Paradox
Article Introduction (Via Slate.com)
The shortage of appealing men is a century-plus-old commonplace of the society melodrama. The shortage—or—more exactly, the perception of a shortage—becomes evident as you hit your late 20s and more acute as you wander into the 30s. Some men explain their social fortune by believing they’ve become more attractive with age; many women prefer the far likelier explanation that male faults have become easier to overlook.
Article Excerpts (Via Slate.Com)
“The problem of the eligible bachelor is one of the great riddles of social life. Shouldn’t there be about as many highly eligible and appealing men as there are attractive, eligible women?”
“This is how you come to the Eligible-Bachelor Paradox, which is no longer so paradoxical. The pool of appealing men shrinks as many are married off and taken out of the game, leaving a disproportionate number of men who are notably imperfect (perhaps they are short, socially awkward, underemployed). And at the same time, you get a pool of women weighted toward the attractive, desirable “strong bidders.”
